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Breast Cancer,Metastatic or Recurrent - Prevention

Initial treatment of breast cancer with chemotherapy or hormone therapy can help prevent metastatic or recurrent breast cancer. For women with estrogen receptor - positive (ER+) breast cancer, treatment with tamoxifen for 5 years can also help prevent rec
Breast Cancer - Prevention

Learn about breast cancer and risk factors that can be avoided.
Breast Cancer - Home Treatment

During treatment for any stage of breast cancer, you can use home treatment to help manage the side effects that may occur with cancer treatment. Home treatment may be all that is needed to manage the following common problems. Be sure to follow any instr
Breast Cancer - What Happens

Breast cancer occurs when cells in the breast grow abnormally. As the breast cancer grows, it can spread to nearby tissues and lymph nodes. Advanced breast cancer can affect the bones, liver, and brain.
Breast Cancer,Metastatic or Recurrent - Home Treatment

During treatment for metastatic or recurrent breast cancer, you can use home treatment to help manage the side effects that often accompany breast cancer or cancer treatment. Home treatment may be all that is needed to manage the following common problems
Breast Cancer,Metastatic or Recurrent - Surgery

Surgery is not generally used to treat metastatic breast cancer. Mastectomy may be used to treat breast cancer that has recurred in the breast (local recurrence) following breast-conserving surgery and radiation.
Breast Cancer,Metastatic or Recurrent - Symptoms

The symptoms of metastatic and recurrent breast cancer depend on how much the cancer has spread. You may have specific physical symptoms, such as a lump in your breast or on your chest wall, bone pain, or shortness of breath. Many women do not have sympto
Breast Cancer,Metastatic or Recurrent - Health Tools

This health tool will help you make wise health decisions or take action regarding metastic or recurring breast cancer.
Breast Cancer,Metastatic or Recurrent - Topic Overview

This topic provides information about breast cancer that has spread or come back after treatment.
Breast Cancer,Metastatic or Recurrent - Medications

Learn about medications used to treat recurrent or metastatic breast cancer.